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Knicks Release Thomas

Updated April 12, 2013 9:44 p.m. ET

Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Friday that he'd have an assistant coaching job waiting for forward Kurt Thomas next season if the 40-year-old decides he'd like one, a comment that came hours after the team released the injured big man.

"It's a major loss," said Woodson, adding that he'd talked to Thomas about the move, and that the player understood it. "But we had to let him go because he can't play in the playoffs, and it frees up a roster spot." Thomas has a stress fracture in his right foot.